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Logos[]

1st Logo (1979-1991, 2002, 2006)[]

Copyright info for the game's year of release appears. It then moves upward, with the Activision logo (just the word "ACTIVISION" written in custom font with "V" horns expanded to the top and connected to the letter "T", and a rainbow attached to the back of the "A", respectively) appearing from below.

2nd Logo (1984-)[]

We see the Activision logo in white, and this time the rainbow is gone.

Variants[]

There are a lot of variants of this logo.

  • HyperBlade: The logo is set on a blue and gray pattern.
  • GoldenEye 007 (DS): The logo is black but has golden borders.
  • Shark Tale (GBA): The logo is green graffiti.
  • Shrek 2 (GBA): The logo is made of green rocks in a swamp.
  • Madagascar (GBA): The background shows the crack in yellow surface. Marty is on the top left if you look closely.
  • Ghostbusters II (1989): Blue logo with thin red outline, "Presents" appears below.
  • Zork Nemesis (PC): Still white logo with "presents" below.
  • Shanghai 2: Dragon's Eye (1990): Colored in gradient blue and brown (a reflection of sky and ground).
  • MechWarrior (SNES): Blue background with scattered white fragments.
  • Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (1995): The brown logo stands in animated water and jungle.
  • X-Kaliber 2097 (SNES): Totally blue background.
  • Transformers: War for Cybertron (NDS): The starfield is present and there are blue borders.
  • On the trailer for Quake 4, the logo has a crystallized orange view.
  • Shrek Super Slam (GBA): The logo is white on a black background.

3rd Logo (1995-1997)[]

The Activision logo is made out of stone (and in perspective), which is posed against the cloud background and it hangs above the water surface with it's reflection in it, which is waving.

4th Logo (1997-2001)[]

We start out with a black screen. After a few seconds, a piece of the screen breaks out, revealing a beam of light. More pieces break out, and more light emits through the holes. The light begins to change color as more pieces are punched out. As all the pieces fly off-screen, the Activision logo is shown. It glows purple-blue for a few seconds, and then vanishes via a TV power off-like effect by zooming in blurring, and then finally disappears.

5th Logo (2001-)[]

Against the black background with many different symbols sliding in from many areas, we see the "V" swooping in from the right getting to the center. Then many letters "A", "C", "T", three "I"'s, "S" "O" and "N", appear from different areas spinning quickly around the "V". Then all the letters quickly connect into the word "ACTIVISION", in the similar font as the past logos as the background disappears and the very dark light rays appear. Then the logo quickly zooms into us, shaking for a brief moment and the rays dye out. Then the logo turns two-dimensional. Then it fades out.

6th Logo (2010)[]

We see the Activision logo in the same style as the past logos standing on a molten rock, as the lava from flows through the rock and splatters all around. Other logos appear in the same way.

Music/Sounds[]

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None. On the variant, a brief brass-guitar rock melody plays.

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None or the opening theme of the game.

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The sound of the water waves. Sometimes, the game's background music is heard.

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The prototype variation is as follows: At the beginning there is a choir when the screen is black, then the explosion sounds when the stone pieces are breaking out, accompanied by a THX-like ascending synth note when the logo is revealed. Then a electric power-off sound when the logo disappears. On the later variant, the music and sounds were enhanced.

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Many swirling and whooshing sounds as the letters spin, followed by a deep bang when the logo zooms in quickly.

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A rock-like tune, the lava bubbling and splattering.

Scare Factor[]

1st Logo[]

None for the original variant. Low to medium for the Activision Anthology variant. Even if you were expecting the 5th logo, you might be caught off-guard by the sudden appearance of the logo, the music, and the flash, but it's harmless.

2nd Logo[]

None.

3rd Logo[]

None.

4th Logo[]

Low, the explosion and music may get to a few, but it's harmless. In fact, this logo is a favorite among the 1990's gaming community.

5th Logo[]

Low, the animation and bang may get to a few, but it's generally harmless.

6th Logo[]

None, this is a cool logo.

Videos[]

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